# FLYBASE: A DROSOPHILA GENOMIC AND GENETIC DATABASE

> **NIH NIH U41** · HARVARD UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $3,039,925

## Abstract

FLYBASE: SUMMARY
For the past twenty-four years, FlyBase has provided a centralized resource for Drosophila genetic and
genomic data to enable researchers to further their research. Drosophila is one of the premier model
organisms and provides cost-effective help in elucidating the etiology of human genetic diseases. FlyBase has
three main goals. 1. To continue curation of literature and reagents relevant to Drosophila research, so that
researchers can continue to rely on FlyBase to find the latest innovations in the field. We will prioritize curation
of data sets relevant to gene expression, cellular functions, signaling pathways, and human diseases, and
display the information in an intuitive, integrated, readily searchable format. 2. To improve FlyBase's utility to
the human genetics and population genetics communities, by curating and integrating relevant data sets, and
developing tools that enable better access to this wealth of data. As a member of the Alliance for Genomic
Research (AGR), FlyBase will work with other Model Organism Databases (MODs) to integrate data sets and
develop tools to enable cross-species analyses. This effort will have a major impact on the fly community,
accelerating the development of models of human diseases. 3. To facilitate more integrative analyses and
approaches, FlyBase will continue to expand its utility as a platform for integrating and displaying large-scale
studies, transcriptomics and proteomics data sets. In addition, FlyBase will improve access and display of tools
available within the community, and incorporate the most useful data sets and tools for visualizing complex
data sets to enable more researchers to take a more global approach to their genetic research.
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## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10136664
- **Project number:** 5U41HG000739-29
- **Recipient organization:** HARVARD UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** NORBERT PERRIMON
- **Activity code:** U41 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $3,039,925
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1992-08-01 → 2023-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10136664

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10136664, FLYBASE: A DROSOPHILA GENOMIC AND GENETIC DATABASE (5U41HG000739-29). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-21 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10136664. Licensed CC0.

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